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john Nc Auleys sie Sr the earliest
settlers In Chicago 3 Ifee came there in
3leA1 when G! icags s, 8 .s L were
struggling to see 8hica onld wear the
largest swaddiing eiothes. Although
possessed of excellent business qualities
Mr.. hIeAuley was at all times very ec-l
cehtfic., Vile had a ggeat AM lipathy to-
railroad companies aid tlisliketl to put.
money In their Golfers by paying fare
III tho falljof 1879 ID lhadS occasion ID.
visit 1PthiladelpliiaS a h fare 1T that
time was $40. g IS 8. i, =. x, !,
''f WON'T pay tlia much, !, said MI.
AIcAuley In convelah htlonfwith a friend
s''I'd rather walk. q tFhe, conversation
ended Ina wager, II McAuley betting
that he could ,ga} from Chicago to
Philadelphia OH altfexp press train for less,
thar $40. The alnpunt Of the wager!
was smnll, but Mr. sNTc.Auley's tlandet.
was mp and The sqefsfmined ;to;sWin il.
For three days he Slut himself up III ia.
carpenter's shop, ald' the, result Of his,
ilabors was q doiS ceased box seven
feet in length by TWO ana oneznaiiff in,
width. Holes We're bored inevery side
to allow him q snfliciency Of air, a num-
ber Of racks were placed inside the box.
in which We're placed a quantity Of
food and an fSHplss supply Of water.
When all the ariangements. had been
completed McAoley& crawled into the
box and the liz l,sMfasnailed down. His
friend, who entered heartily iniotthe,
scheme, hired ap express wagon and
had the box conveyed to the express
office. Upon the upper lid, written in
huge letters, was the following inscrip-
ton.
" F{5 bIoHN afCAI1.EY,g
Continental Hotel,
philadelphia, Pa
This box must be- kept In horizontal posi-
tion, MS It's s'contcnts&ilpo potliefwlse behuncd.
The box and sthe contents. together
weighed IFS pounds, and the express
charges were $8ss39, i Inaahour from the
time when he 6rowded 9into the hox
Mr., McAuley WassSin, an express ear
travelling eastward at the rate of forty
miles an hour NJ Dermott, the
other party OF sthes wager, became
frightened as he thought Of the train
speeding along oyer the rails with bis
friend hdgconfnedin aaeef1inF knowing
McA4uley's eccent,icities he thought
that death mighbsco come before he would
acknowledge hiraself@to be defeated.
Accordingly; ateIegran was sent to- a,
point asshsrsss & ollld intercept! the
train, and an order was g1SgTr by tho
express company to its agent On the
train to refuse to carry the box contain
ing Mr. McAuley, Altoona, Pa, how
ever, was reached, before the order was
executed. It was aboutsmidnight| when
the. express messenger opened the box
and McAuley was sleeping as peace
fully as if he were in his own bed at
home. When tho lids We're removed lie
arose stepped into the centre Of the car,
stretched himself ont al full length
upon Il pile of packages and tried to
continue his nap. &
"YOu can't ride In this carr" said
The messenger, st g against the rules. :"
my charges have all been paid, F" re-
joined Mr., AIcAuley, Hanl ynu have no
right to put mo off,"
The messenger was in u quandary
Tile human passage refused to leaye the
car, showed the receipt for the express
charges which Mr. McDerlnott had
slipped into the box and threatened "
damage suit it he was forcibly elected.
BY dint of arguments threats and per-
snasion, McAuley managed to remain
in the car until Philadelphia was
reached, when he sent NTcDermott the
following telegram:
"Arriyed as express. Total cost, in-
Guiding drinks and cigars, $9.75." N
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